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William Shakespeare refers to Saint George and the Dragon in Richard III ( Advance our standards, set upon our foes Our ancient world of courage fair St. George Inspire us with the spleen of fiery dragons act V, sc. 3), Henry V ( The game's afoot: follow your spirit, and upon this charge cry 'God for Harry, England, and Saint George!' act III ...
St. George and the Dragon, free illustrated book based on 'The Seven Champions' by Richard Johnson (1596) Archnet; Saint George and the Dragon links and pictures (more than 125), from Dragons in Art and on the Web; Story of Saint George from The Golden Legends; Saint George and the Boy Scouts, including a woodcut of a Scout on horseback slaying ...
It depicts St. George on horseback, fighting with the dragon. The saint has pierced the dragon with his lance, which is broken, and has drawn his sword and holds it aloft to strike the dragon. The dragon is reeling under the attack but has managed to pierce the horse with one of its claws, and the horse is rearing.
Saint George and the Dragon is a children's book written by Margaret Hodges and illustrated by Trina Schart Hyman. Released by Little, Brown, it was the recipient of the Caldecott Medal for illustration in 1985. [1] The text is adapted from Edmund Spenser's epic poem The Faerie Queene. [2] [3]
As the platoon are about to get their staged fight underway, the ARP interrupt them, as they too are staging the fight between St. George and the dragon, with Hodges as St. George. As things take a turn for the worse, Hodges challenges Mainwaring to a duel, which he accepts. The two dragons also face off, with Jones at the head of one and the ...
The article focuses on the western tradition of St George and the Dragon, but neglects the origin of this story in Eastern Orthodox tradition. The summary section says "The earliest known depictions of the motif are from tenth- or eleventh-century Cappadocia[2] and eleventh-century Georgia;[3]", but this is not covered elsewhere in the article.
Saint George and the Dragon is a painting by Peter Paul Rubens (c. 1605–07), based upon the motif with the same name. It was painted in Genoa ( Saint George is the patron of this city) while Rubens was in Italy to complete his artistic training on behalf of his mentor at the time, Otto van Veen.
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